Recently, I wrote a post about learning colors in French. Here is a fun song, Arc-en-ciel, (or Rainbow in English) that incorporates the colors. See how many of the color vocabulary from last time you can pick out in the lyric. I’ve included both the French and English lyrics below so this is a great way to help yourself or your kids practice colors, other vocabulary and pronunciation. Warning: This song is super fun and will get stuck in your head!
(Here are the French lyrics with English translation):
Arc-en-ciel
© 2006 Alain Le Lait
© 2006 Alain Le Lait
Il a les yeux rouges he has red eyes
Il a les yeux jaunes he has yellow eyes
Il a les yeux arc-en-ciel he has wooden eyes
Et une tête en bois and a rainbow head
Il boit du chocolat he drinks hot chocolate
À tous les repas at every meal
Comme les poissons-chats like the catfish
Cha la la la la Cha la la la la
Il a les yeux jaunes he has yellow eyes
Il a les yeux arc-en-ciel he has wooden eyes
Et une tête en bois and a rainbow head
Il boit du chocolat he drinks hot chocolate
À tous les repas at every meal
Comme les poissons-chats like the catfish
Cha la la la la Cha la la la la
Il a les yeux verts he has green eyes
Il a les yeux gris he has gray eyes
Il a les yeux arc-en-ciel he has rainbow eyes
Et une tête en bois and a wooden head
Il boit du jus de citron he drinks lemon
Et de champignons and mushroom juice
Comme Napoléon like Napoléon
On on on on on On on on on on
Il a les yeux gris he has gray eyes
Il a les yeux arc-en-ciel he has rainbow eyes
Et une tête en bois and a wooden head
Il boit du jus de citron he drinks lemon
Et de champignons and mushroom juice
Comme Napoléon like Napoléon
On on on on on On on on on on
Il a les yeux blancs he has white eyes
Il a les yeux noirs he has black eyes
Il a les yeux arc-en-ciel he has rainbow eyes
Et une tête en bois and a wooden head
Il boit la noix de coco he drinks the coconut
Avant de faire dodo before going to sleep
Do ré mi la si do Do ré mi la si do
O o o o o Ooooo
Il a les yeux noirs he has black eyes
Il a les yeux arc-en-ciel he has rainbow eyes
Et une tête en bois and a wooden head
Il boit la noix de coco he drinks the coconut
Avant de faire dodo before going to sleep
Do ré mi la si do Do ré mi la si do
O o o o o Ooooo
Il a les yeux rouges He has red eyes
Il a les yeux jaunes He has yellow eyes
Il a les yeux arc-en-ciel He has rainbow eyes
Et une tête en bois and a wooden head
Il boit du café au lait He drinks coffee with milk
Au lait, au lait, au lait with milk, with milk, with milk,
Et quand il a fini and when he is done
Il se met au lit He puts himself to bed
i i i i i i i i i i
o o o o o o o o o o
Cha la la la la Cha la la la la
Il a les yeux jaunes He has yellow eyes
Il a les yeux arc-en-ciel He has rainbow eyes
Et une tête en bois and a wooden head
Il boit du café au lait He drinks coffee with milk
Au lait, au lait, au lait with milk, with milk, with milk,
Et quand il a fini and when he is done
Il se met au lit He puts himself to bed
i i i i i i i i i i
o o o o o o o o o o
Cha la la la la Cha la la la la
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My daughter does love this song and I always get it stuck in my head the whole day after we sing it, but it does make me happy so I guess that is not a bad thing! Thanks for coming by, Katie
This song is adorable and very catchy! I'm trying my best to learn the French language and your blog has been a fun and helpful resource! Thanks!
Fantastic song. — My daughter said